Shinde admitted to Breach Candy Hosp with lung ailmentMumbai MirrorHe also attended an iftar party hosted by Chavan at the Haj House and an inaugural function at the National Sports Club of India, Worli. The source said that surgeons Dr R K Deshpande a…
The New Indian ExpressThe power of breathing life in to othersThe New Indian ExpressIt has been estimated that every year approximately two lakh people wait for organ donors across India but only about 3,000 actually receive one. Sadly, there has not b…
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Blocking key enzyme could lead to new cancer therapy
Zee News They developed a mouse strain in which they could silence or delete the HK2 gene in the adult animal, and they found that these mice could not develop or sustain lung or breast cancer tumours but were otherwise normal and healthy. “We have deleted the … |
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‘Patient’s kin hesitant of organ donation due to lack of awareness, myths
Hindustan Times According to experts, kidney, a part of lung, a part of liver, blood and bone marrow can be donated while alive. But in cadaver donation (after death), more organs and tissues such as heart, pancreas and cornea can be donated under proper medical … |
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Around Town: Lemoore group sets community yard sale
Hanford Sentinel There will be a live auction of donated items at 2 p.m. A dance with Alcides Machado will be held from 8 p.m. until midnight at the Fraternal Hall. The presentation of the queens and Grand March … “Art of India” focuses on the visual arts and … |
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A satire like no other
The Hindu Ever so often the Bank of Bodies (‘we don’t just repair bodies, we enhance them’) emissaries — the Medical Military Commandos — would swoop down upon Shanti Nagar inhabitants (‘donors‘) to harvest body parts; usually ‘when some rich bastard wanted an … |
Zee NewsAgarbattis are hazardous to healthZee NewsHuman lung cells were placed in the chamber to expose them to the smoke, then incubated for 24 hours to allow particulates to settle and the cells to respond. The resulting inflammatory response, a hall…
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Abraham Samuel, Popularly Called the Cigarette Snatcher, Passed Away at 53
Jagran Josh He was diagnosed with lung cancer in the year 2010 because of his habit of smoking two packets of cigarettes for 35 years. • He is known … India also has the highest rate of oral cancer in the entire world and 90 percent of patients are the tobacco … |
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Friday News Roundup: Judge To Decide Whether To Block Horse Slaughter
KUNM The move has divided horse rescue and animal welfare groups, ranchers, politicians and Indian tribes about what is the most humane way to deal with the country’s horse overpopulation. NM Groups Push For Minority Organ Donation – Associated Press. |
Medical DailyAgarbattis are hazardous to healthNewstrack IndiaWashington, Aug 3 (ANI): Burning incense generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells, a new study has found. Previous studies, some by co-author Karin B. …